FORMAT FOR MASTER S THESES IN GEOLOGY AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY APRIL 2009

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1 FORMAT FOR MASTER S THESES IN GEOLOGY AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY APRIL 2009 GENERAL: General characteristics, such as margin size, paper quality, page numbering, and English usage will conform to University regulations. Guidelines are summarized in the document, "General Instructions for Master's Theses", available from the Office of Graduate Studies. The University Guidelines are available on-line at the Graduate Studies web site ( ORGANIZATION: 1. Title Page: According to University regulations (limit 80 characters counting spaces for Title) 2. Copyright Page: 3. Signature Page: According to University regulations A minimum of three signature lines is required for Departmental approval 4. Abstract: According to University regulations. There is no longer a word limit, but the abstract must fit on a single page. 5. Acknowledgments: Optional, but generally included. 6. Table of Contents: The Table of Contents must be double spaced (note: there should be more than one entry at each level of the outline). The first item is the first heading of the text, usually the Introduction. The List of Figures, List of Tables, and List of Plates do not appear in the Table of Contents. Words in headings and subheadings listed in the Table of Contents must match those in the text. See the attached page for an example. 7. Lists of Figures, Tables, and Plates: These lists must be double spaced. The first letter of each major word should be capitalized. The title must be spelled out fully. For figures, see explanation of title in the section on Style, under Captions. If only one or two tables or one or two plates are used, the List of Tables and/or List of Plates may be placed on the same page as the List of Figures if the lists fit on the same page (no widow and orphan ). See the last three pages for examples.

2 8. Text The text begins on page 1 (usually with the Introduction ). Headings in the text should follow the Geological Society of America Bulletin format (see below). 9. References Cited Current style of the Geological Society of America Bulletin format should be used. Names of journals should be written out in full. 10. Appendix Optional FORMATTING AND STYLE OF MAIN BODY OF THESIS Follow the Bulletin or Special Papers of the Geological Society of America (GSA), the main elements of which are summarized below. Be sure to refer to a recent Bulletin issue and the Guide for Authors, which is available on the internet ( The only variation to the Geological Society of America Bulletin style is for figure captions (bolded below) and where University guidelines take precedence. FIRST-ORDER HEADINGS Left-justify, make bold, and put in capital letters. Heading begins four lines (two doublespaced lines) below previous text (except for INTRODUCTION ). Subsequent text or subheading begins four lines below heading. Second-Order Headings Left-justify, capitalize first letters and make bold. Heading begins four lines below previous text, and subsequent text or subheading begins four lines below heading. Third-Order Headings Left-justify, capitalize first letters, make bold, and italicize. Heading begins 4 lines below previous text. Subsequent text or sub-heading begins on next double-spaced line. Fourth-Order Headings. Indent heading, capitalize first letters, make bold, italicize, and place a period after heading. Heading begins in next double-spaced line below previous text. Text begins on the same line as heading. STYLE: 1. Captions: Captions should be left-justified. Captions should not be bold (in contrast to GSA style). Captions should be below the figures to which they refer, but above tables.

3 Entry in List of Figures by University rules must include the figure title. Following the GSA Bulletin format, the title is considered the first phrase or sentence (i.e., writing before first period). This title is stated exactly in the List of Figures. 2. References to figures in the text: Where referencing figures the first letter should be capitalized. References to figures should be abbreviated if in parentheses and the first letter capitalized. Figures and tables appear on the first available page following the first reference to them. 3. Citations of literature should be by author and date and placed within the punctuation of the sentence. Citations should be arranged chronologically. 4. Symbols: Symbols, such as mm and kg, are not punctuated. Metric units are required. If original measurements were not in these units, original measurements will follow in parentheses. 5. Figures: Figures, including captions, must fit within normal page margins. More than one figure may appear on a page, and figures and text may appear on the same page if a space of four lines is allowed between the caption and the text or next illustration. The caption is single spaced. 6. Page numbers: According to University regulations.

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.1 GEOLOGIC SETTING. 6 PLUTONS IN THE CASCADES CRUSTAL SECTION.. 12 Deepest Plutons Tenpeak Pluton Sulphur Mountain Pluton High Pass Pluton. 28 Mid-Crustal Plutons 32 Oval Peak Pluton Dirtyface Pluton...38 Shallow-Crustal Plutons. 43 Mount Stuart Batholith 48 Foliation Patterns Age Patterns Black Peak Batholith DISCUSSION.. 61 Changes in Deformation with Depth.. 65 Pluton Shapes.. 69 Magma Fluxes. 73 CONCLUSIONS. 76 REFERENCES CITED... 89

5 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Historical Earthquakes in Northern California Map of Study Area Map of the Northern Santa Clara Valley One Block of Downtown San José in View South on First Street, San José, after the 1906 Earthquake Dougherty Mansion after the 1906 Earthquake San José High School after the 1906 Earthquake Failure of Upper-Story URM Wall (Pacific Coast Business College) Distribution of Intensity Data Points by Construction Material Buckeye Grocery, San José, Census-Block Median Intensities Range of 1906 Intensity in Census Blocks

6 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Structural Data From Cle Elum River Transect Modes of Kingston Peak Sandstones Summary of Orientations of Faults and Dikes Erosion Rates from Different Basins

7 LIST OF PLATES Plate 1. Bedrock Map of Schell Creek Range... in pocket 2. Map of Quaternary Deposits in Schell Creek Range.... in pocket 3. Cross Sections for Schell Creek Range.... in pocket 4. Digital Elevation Models for Schell Creek Range... in pocket